Fluoroalkylsilane diols



2,915,544 p FLUOROALKYLSILANE DIoLs George W. Holbrook, Midland, and Paul L. Brown,

Saginaw, Mich., assignors to Dow Corning Corporation, Midland, Mich., a corporation of Michigan Application December 11, 1957 Serial No. 701,989

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Thisapplication relates to low molecular weight fluoroalkylsilicon diols. f

It is the object of this invention to prepare novel'dio'ls which are useful as intermediates in the preparation of polymeric siloxanes. Another object is to prepare materials which are useful for the purpose of preventing crepe aging in trifluoroalkylpolysiloxane gums which have been compounded with finely divided silicas. Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description.

This invention relates to compositions of matter having theformula R CH1 OH? HO SiO H Me n in which R is a perfiuoroalkyl group of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms and n is an integer from 1 to 4 inclusive.

The compositions of this invention are best prepared by the careful hydrolysis of the corresponding chlorosilanes of the formula R R CH1 CH: CH: CH; ClSi (OSDICI Me Me where x has a value from to 3 inclusive. This hydrolysis is best carried out by adding the chlorosilane to cold water containing a mild alkali such as ammonium hydroxide or sodium carbonate. In carrying out this reaction it is best to dilute the chlorosilane with a volatile solvent such as diethyl ether, toluene or methylene chloride. After hydrolysis the diols are washed to neutrality and then isolated by crystallization or distillation.

The chlorosilanes in which x is 0 are best prepared in accordance with the method described in the copending application of Paul Tarrant, Serial No. 608,668, filed September I0, 1956, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated in this application by reference.

Those chlorosilanes in which at is l to 3 are best prepared by reacting the corresponding siloxane with aqueous hydrochloric acid under superatmospheric pressure. This method is'more fully described in the copending application of Paul L. Brown, Serial No. 701,988, filed simultaneously herewith.

PatentedD ecJ "1, 1959 The compositions of this invention are particularly useful as additives for unvulcanized trifluoropropylmethylpolysiloxane gums containing reinforcing silica fillers (i.e. fume sjlicas and silica aerogels). The purpose of the-diols .of this invention is to prevent the premature hardening of the mixture of the filler and gum which is known as crepe aging. This hardening interferes with subsequent fabrication of the rubber.

Thefollowing examples are illustrative only and should not be construed as limiting the invention which is properly delineated in the appended claims.

EJtample 1 31.3 g. of

was diluted with 241 g. of diethyl ether. The solution was added slowly to an aqueous solution of 24 g. of 28% ammonium hydroxide diluted to 250 ml. with water. The mixture was stirred during the addition of the chlorosilane and the temperature of the reaction mixture was maintained at 0 C. Following hydrolysis the ether layer was separated, washed with water until neutral, and the solvent was evaporated at room temperature to give a soft, waxy solid. The product was recrystallized from ether to give a soft, white crystalline material having a melting point of from 25 to 27 C. This material was shown by hydroxyl analysis to be the diol of the formula Example 2 105.5 g. of

Me CFaCHzCHaSiClr was diluted with diethyl ether to give a 10% by weight solution of the chlorosilane. The resulting solution was added to a dilute aqueous solution of ammonium hydroxide with stirring at a temperature of 0 C. The ammonium hydroxide was present in amount slightly in excess of that required to neutralize the hydrochloric acid.

After hydrolysis the ether solution was washed neutral and evaporated to give a soft, crystalline material. The product was recrystallized from toluene and there was obtained a white, crystalline material melting at 82 to 85 C. which was shown by hydroxyl analysis to be the diol Me CF3CH2CH2Sl(OH)Z Example 3 Each of the diols shown below was prepared by hydrolyzing the chlorosiloxanes shown below in the following manner. The chlorosiloxanes were diluted with 1 volume of ether and then slowly added to ice Water containing an excess of sodium carbonate over that required to neutralize with HCl. The hydrolyzate was then washed neutral with water and distilled to isolate the diol.

Viscosity Chlorosilane D101 Boiling Point at 25 0., d at 25 C. 71,,

CF: CF! CF;; 8% 8 8 111114o t 7 1 .a 1. mm 76.5 1.276 orsi osidi no SiO H 1 3771 Me Me Me 2 or; or, OF, E? 8i? 8% -12so t2 .21 mm 126 1.277 1. ClSi osr fo1 HO s10 n 3764 Me Me Me 3 CF; GF3 CFg 8 8& 8% 13s 1s7=o t 2 .a .5mm 149 1.282 1.37 ClSi (osmol no s10 n 68 Me Me Me 4 That which isclaimed. is: 1-. A composition of matter having the formula CHr V I 6 HO SiO H Me cmolzncfl,sKoH):v

3. A diet of the formula CF; 7 CH: OH; H0 810 H Me I ' 4 4. A diol of the formula CH1 HO SiO H 'Me 7 5. A diol ofthe formula 1 HO SiO H Me I References Cited in the file of thi'spatentv Pierce et al.: Iour. Amer. Chem. Soc.," vol. 75 (November 1953), pp. 561820.

McBee et a1.: Ibid., vol. 77 (March 1955), pp. 1292-3. Tarrant: Development of Fluoro-Silicone Elastomcrs,"

WADC Technical Report 55-220 (Wright Air Development Center, August 1955 pp. 12, and 37). 

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